Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] all over " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Why somebody 's left an 'ole choc-ice on the floor , and it 's run all over the place .
2 They 've nae room for it , here at Kelvingrove , so it 's kept all over the west of Scotland hidden away . ’
3 It 's written all over you ! ’
4 Do n't bother to lie , girl , it 's written all over you ! ’
5 It 's used all over the world — hotel trade jargon .
6 ‘ Do n't be so modest , Archie , ’ said Robins , adding for my benefit , ‘ The colonel is responsible for all manner of things — the daily radio link — ‘ the sked ’ as it 's known all over the Pacific-crime and punishment , what happens if the electricity breaks down . ’
7 Agriculture is not like defence — a matter of being privy to private information ; it is splattered all over the journals .
8 Inside , it is decorated all over walls and vault with biblical scenes , the figure groups and panels separated by arabesque banding .
9 Although it 's more expensive than the regional wines , it is sold all over the country .
10 Were there times when it was written all over her face ?
11 It was written all over your face .
12 By 1800 the new Shorthorn was Britain 's tallest breed , the bulls standing 152cm at the withers ; the famous Durham Ox was 165cm tall and weighed 3,024 pounds as a five-year-old in 1801 when it was exhibited all over the country , remaining a star travelling showpiece until it dislocated its hip in 1807 .
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